Attachment for cracker, biscuit, or cake machines.



I Nn. 698,035. Patented Apr. l22, |902.

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ATTACHMENT FOR CRAGK'ER, BISCUIT, H CAKE MACHINES.

[Application filed Dec. 19, 1901.)

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No. 698,035. Patented Apr. 22, |902.

l n W. MANNIE. ATTACHMENT FUR .CRACKEIL BISCUIT. 0R CAKE MACHINES.

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I l Bydw UNITED STATES Partnerl OFFICE.

DANIEL W. MANNIE, OF MACON, GEORGIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR CRACKER, BISCUIT, OR CAKE MACHINES.

sPEcrFrcArrON forming peut of Lettere Patent No. 698,035, deteei April 22, 1 902. Appneetitn inea Deeemter 19, 1901. senti No. 36,605. (Ne meaei.)

T0 all whom/traag concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL WV. MNNIE, a citizen of the United States,residing atMacon, in the countyof .Bibb and'State of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Cracker, Biscuit, or Cake Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

p This invention relates to certain new and use-ful improvementsv in attachments 4. for cracker, biscuit, or cake making machines, the object being to provide means whereby one of the dough-'compressing rollers may have oil applied to the surface thereof, the roller having subsequently applied thereto flour, sugar, or other pulverulent material, which is placed upon the dough with the oil by the roller.

Another object of the invention is to provide'a sifter of improved construction which is combined with a scraper and oil-chamber, said parts being located above one of the rolls of the machinetowhich it is applied for the purposes as will be hereinafter set forth. f

In the drawings I haveshown one embodiment of mypinventon, such 'form vbeing in` tended to beY used in connection with the usual cracker, biscuit, or `cake making machine',y

and in said drawings, Figure l isa side elevation showing a portion of the frame of the machine with my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 3is

a perspective view of the attachment sepa-z rated from the machine, and Fig. 4 is a plan view.

A portion of the vframe A of the cracker,

biscuit, or cake machine is 'shown in' Fig.V lof the drawings, and such machine has the usual rollers, carrier-belts',7and other parts, which` are mounted between side frames. Upon the portion of the frame A having the final compression-rolls I mount, so as to be above the top roll, my attachment B, which is made up to constitute a framehaving end pieces 'c c, which are rigidly connected by cross-pieces c' c2 c3 c4 c5 c6 to provide a rigid structure, the same having at its front a doorO.n The side pieces of the frameare cut away to provide openings O about midway between the rear vertical Wall c2 and the partition c3, and to the inner sides of the end'pieces are attached cushions d, which may be blocks of resilient material, as felt or rubber, such blocks rest- .ing upon pieces 1attached to the ends of the frame. The lower portion ofthe sifter will abut against these resilient blocks on its downward movement, which is' accelerated by springs attached to the hopper and to the frame. A transverse horizontal partition c4 forms the upper part of a chamberD, in which is placed cotton-waste or other absorbent material, and the rear wall of this chamber is made up of ablade or scraperE, the lower edge thereof being beveled.l This blade is held in place by vertical recesses in the ends ofthe end pieces of the frame and restsupon the surface of the roller. `Ahopper F is shown, having a sieve f, and vbeneath the sieve a rectangular depending portion the downward movement of which is limited by the cushions el d, springs G G being attached to the hopper and to the end pieces of the frame, one of the connecting means being adjustable to change the tension of the springs when desired. The sides of the hopper F opposite the opening O have attached thereto, by means of set-screws "f", slotted plates F', said plates being bent outward andbeingperforated for the engage mentrtherewith'of arms H'zH, which are conl nected to a' rock-'shaft I,mounted in suitable `bearings on 'the e'nd pieces of the frame.l The rock-shaft I has one end'bent to formv the clamps are attached for connecting the at-v tachment to the frame of the machine.

In practice the chamber D is iilled with cotton -waste, which is saturated with oil or grease, preferably lard, butter, or cotton-seed oil, the latter being the oil now most gener` ally used. The material to be dustedupon the surface ofthe cakes, biscuits, orcrackers is deposited in the hopper, and'when the machine is in operation the oil or greasewill be applied to the surface of the roller. The

knife will remove any surplus dough from the roller and the pulverized material is deposited on the oiled surface of the roller and coming in contact with the dough will be placed on its surface, the oil or grease being on the top of the dough, so that when the cakes, biscuits, or crackers are placed in the oven to be baked they will be browned, owing to the presence of the oil thereon. It will be noted that the oil is first deposited on the roller. This will cause the flour, sugar, or other pulverulent material to adhere to the roller, and as the roller compresses the dough the pulverulent material will be placed upon the dough, the oil being on the upper surface thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi l. An attachment for biscuit, cake or cracker' machines consisting, of a frame having means for applying oil or grease to the face of a roller of the machine, and means for subsequently depositing a pulverulent material on the oiled orgreased face of the roller.

2. In combination with a compressionroller, of a biscuit, cake or cracker machine, of a frame having a chamber which is adapted to receive an absorbent material which is saturated with oil and means for depositing pulverulent material upon the oiled surface of the roller.

5. In a dough-preparing machine, the combination with a roller, means for applying oil to the surface of the roller, means for subsequently dusting the roller with a pulverulent material which is placed on the dough so that the oil will be uppermost, for the purpose set forth.

4. In a dough-preparing machine, the c01nbination with one-of the compression-rolls thereof, of means for applying an oleaginous substance to the surface of the roll, a vertically-vibrated hopper for applying a pulverulent material therefrom upon the oiled surface of the roll, for the purpose setforth.

5. In combination with a compression-roll of a cracker, biscuit or cake forming machine, of a frame having a compartment Which is open to the roll, a scraper, and a vertically-vibrated hopper, substantially as shown.

6. An attachment for cracker, biscuit or cake forming machines, consisting of aframe having a chamber which is open to a compression-roller of the machine, a scraper, a hopper maintained to be susceptible of a ver tical movement in the frame, a sieve carried by the hopper, cushions With which the hopper contacts, a rock-shaft having arms which engage the hopper, means for rocking the shaft, and springs to effect a quick return of the hopper, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Wit# nesses,

DANIEL W. MANNIE.

Witnesses:

J. J. WILsoN Woon, H, I-IncHI-IEIMER. 

